Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication

Communication skills are integral to emergency management. Local emergency managers working for cities and counties throughout the United States cope
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Communication skills are integral to emergency management. Local emergency managers working for cities and counties throughout the United States cope with earthquakes, rail, air, and highway incidents, floods, droughts, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, industrial accidents, cyber-terrorism, and terrori
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

With 2003 Census Bureau and National Center for Education Statistics data indicating that 43% of Latinos enter the workforce with less than a high sch
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With 2003 Census Bureau and National Center for Education Statistics data indicating that 43% of Latinos enter the workforce with less than a high school diploma (Chapa & De La Rosa, 2004), the emergence of a “rainbow underclass” (A. Portes & Rumbaut, 2001) threatens to destabilize America’s competi
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

Since the 1990s, the national discourse on Latinos has focused on the growing presence of America’s new largest minority group—who are they, where are
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Since the 1990s, the national discourse on Latinos has focused on the growing presence of America’s new largest minority group—who are they, where are they coming from, are they legal, and will they assimilate. Even though many scholars have documented the extraordinary diversity of the Latino popul
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

Latin@s 1 are the fastest growing and youngest segment of the U.S. population. The experiences of Latin@ c
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Latin@s 1 are the fastest growing and youngest segment of the U.S. population. The experiences of Latin@ children as they enter the early years of care and schooling have significant implications for their future academic success. In response, the field of
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

Language is perhaps the most important tool in education because language is needed to communicate ideas and negotiate understandings. When we narrowl
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Language is perhaps the most important tool in education because language is needed to communicate ideas and negotiate understandings. When we narrowly consider only the education that takes place in school, then language becomes paramount for three reasons: (a) schooling often takes place in the la
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

The increase in the number of students who speak a native language other than English in U.S. schools has been dramatic and is expected to remain so.
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The increase in the number of students who speak a native language other than English in U.S. schools has been dramatic and is expected to remain so. Spanish-speaking children in grades K-12 constitute the largest subgroup within this growing segment of the school population. Educators serving these
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

High-stakes testing and accountability mechanisms are fast becoming the primary tool for education reform in the United States. Many states are grappl
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High-stakes testing and accountability mechanisms are fast becoming the primary tool for education reform in the United States. Many states are grappling with low passing rates on statewide assessments and constrained resources to compensate for these gaps in achievement, particularly among Latino a
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

[T]he testing of bilingual individuals has developed from the practice of testing monolinguals without the necessary examination of the assumptions un
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[T]he testing of bilingual individuals has developed from the practice of testing monolinguals without the necessary examination of the assumptions underlying the measurement of monolingual abilities and applicability of these assumptions and theories to the measurement of the same abilities in pers
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Handbook of Latinos and Education

Public policy has become a constant, even if not always welcome, companion of educational research. The relationship between public policy and educati
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Public policy has become a constant, even if not always welcome, companion of educational research. The relationship between public policy and educational outcomes has played a particularly prominent role in the higher educational opportunity structure of Latino students in the United States. From t
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